Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus montivagus Podlech & L.R.Xu sect. Poliothrix |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4100-4200m |
Description | leaves 2-6cm, petiolate, leaflets 6-9 pairs, narrowly elliptic to obovate, 2-5mm, sparsely hirsute, racemes 8-15-flowered, calyx white hirsute, pod narrowly oblong |
Size | 7-20cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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